Robbins & Appleton
Photo showing the exterior of the Fitch Patent Beveled Invisible Centre CaseNotice the seam along the perimeter of the caseImage Courtesy of Invaluable Ezra Charles Fitch was one of the.
Fogg's Patent Safety Pinion When the "Crescent Street" movement first debuted, it included several new features designed to quickly capture the growing railroad market. These features were detailed in advertisements.

By 1868, the American Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts, had built the foundation for the watch industry in the United States and secured a place as the premier leader in.
Pictured: Excerpt from 1886 Robbins & Appleton Price List Catalog By the 1880s, the most prominent American watch companies offered special named movements and dials for retailers, jobbers, and wholesalers.